Medium severity · published Aug 2, 2026
CVE-2026-15248
Meta Box < 5.13.1 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Attachment Deletion via IDOR
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Meta Box WordPress plugin before 5.13.1 does not verify that a user is authorized to delete the supplied attachment before deleting it, allowing users with a low-privilege role such as Contributor to permanently delete arbitrary media attachments belonging to other users.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MB
Meta Box ·
before 5.13.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15248
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15248
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a101136d-606f-4529-ae78-a4fff7724e2c/
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